Car loader



April 11, 1939.

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W, M. HOOSE CAR LOADER Filed March 5, 1954 'sue- April 11, 1939.

W. M. HOOSE CAR LOADER F'iled March 5, 1954 2'SheeLS-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. WILL/m l'Z 1700.55

ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 11, 1939 e UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CAR LOADER William M. Hoosc, Highland Park, Mich.

ApplicationV March 5,

r3 Claims.

eiiicient in use, easily and ative and inoperative position.

' Another object of the invention is the provision f requiring a storing away or a removal of the loading device. I

'Another object of the linvention is the provision of a car loader of this class arranged when moved to elevated position for supporting a vehicle in inclined position, and when lowered to a channel or groove formed in the floor of the car, and lie with its upper surface ilush with the licor.

Another vobject of the invention is the provision in combination with a carloader of this class of a tie down mechanism so arranged and condevice.

Another. object of the invention is the provision in a carloader of this class of a swingably mounted support adapted for elevation to different heights so as to accommodate vehicles having varying heights of bodies.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed;

view taken on line 5 5 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6 View taken on line 1 1 )f 1934, Serial No. 714,065 (Cl. 105-368) Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 8 8 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on line 9 9 of Fig, 1.

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken on line I0 I0 of Fig. 5.

In the drawings I have illustrated the invention and I6 at I 8. Forme opposite sides, and

Each of these grooves opens into a transversely extending groove 24 which is lined in a manner similar to the slots I9. Pivoted at one end to the channel adjacent the end wall I2 of the car by means of the the position 26 and 2I will lie commodities, and even in the transportation of grain in loose condition.

When it is desired to load a vehicle on this loader, which serves as a support for the vehicle,

would rest upon the channels 26. Formed in these channels 28 are openings 3U through which tie downs may be projected. 'Ihe tie down comprises a strip 3I of channel iron to which is fastened pivotally the rod 32, threading'into one end of the turn swingably mounted on the base of the nose so as to hook over the lower liange 3'I of the chassis rail 38. When the device is in operative position, the member 3| will span the opening 30', andthe rest ofthe device will project outwardly therethrough. When the channel is raise'the vehicle to 2 moved to inoperative position, as shown in Fig. l, these tie downs are concealed beneath the channels 26 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. At each of the wheels 39 of the vehicle, there is mounted a pair of plates 4i). Reinforcing each edge of the channel 26 is an angle iron 60, and welded to the inner surface of the channel at the location of the plates 4l), are plates 5l formed on which are the knuckles 62 cooperating with knuckles 63 formed on the angularly turned ends of the plates 4B, and through these knuckles is mounted a pintle to swingably mount these plates 40 in position. The plates 40 may be swung when in inoperative position to lie beneath the channel 26 as shown in the dotted line position in Fig. 10. When swung to operative position these plates are connected by the bolts 4 2 and the U shaped bolt 43. The bolts projected through the plates 40 will serve as abutments to prevent movement of the vehicle longitudinally of the channel. After the vehicle is thus mounted, a chain block 44 or other suitable lifting mechanism is hooked to the roof ofthe car and the device elevated to the proper height so as to the tilted position shown in Fig. 2. As clearly appears from Fig. 2 and Fig 4, these channel irons 26 substantially fill the groove in which they lie, and the fit of the channel members 25 in their grooves may be said to .be a snug one. By having a snug nt the sides of the channels 25 will engage the sides of the grooves and resist lateral swinging of the members 26. In this way the pins 25 are relieved of lateral strain.

Mounted on the side wall of the car inwardly of the door opening is a box-like structure 45 which is set in the opening 46 and secured 45 carries the middle partition 41, and swingably mounted above this middle partition 41 is a keeper 43. A similar keeper 49 is swingably mounted adjacent the lower end of the structure 45. As the supporting frame is raised, the ends of the flange 21 will ride upwardly over the keepers 48 and 49. When positioned above the keeper 43, and the keeper 49 is swung downwardly, it is obvious that the supporting structure will thus be held in position. I have provided a pair oi these keepers, so that the elevation of the supporting structure may be varied to accommodate the device for use with vehicles having bodies of different heights or styles.

'Ihe car 50, positioned below, may engage with a pair oi its wheels in the channel lined by the member 20, and a suitable stop 5l `may be secured in this channel for preventing longitudinal movement of the car thereon. Secured to the channel are suitable tie downs 52, constructed as already described. The rear wheels are secured between a pair of plates 53 bolted together by the bolts 54. rIhe wheel rests upon a plate 55 which is secured in the recess 64, and the plates 53 are swingably mounted on this plate 55 so that when the plates. are not needed for use, they may be swung downwardly to lie in the recess 64 as shown in the dotted line position in Fig. 7. The various tie downs are illustrated as being located beneath the channels 26, so that all of the mechanism used with the device is thus enclosed. The plates 68, shown in Fig. 2, are mounted in the same manner as are the plates 53 and serve the same function.

, It is thus obvious that when the supporting mechanism is lowered to car unloading position,

and the vehicle removed therefrom, the car l2 will be in position for normal use, as no need of storing away the various parts of the car loading structure is necessary.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred formy of construction of my invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as may come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a car loading device for loading vehicles having a pair of spaced front wheels and a pair of spaced rear wheels, the combination of: a structure into which Vehicles are to be loaded, and having a bottom provided with a pair of spaced, longitudinally-extending, parallel slots and connected, adjacent one of their ends, by a transversely-extending slot; a pair of supporting members, each permanently engaging at one of its ends in one of said parallel slots adjacent the end thereof and swingably mounted at said end to said bottom, said supporting members being swingable to lie in said slots and being adapted when lying therein for substantially filling the same and forming with its outer ace a continuation of the upper face of the bottom; a transversely-extending connecting member connecting the free ends of said supporting members and adapted for lying in and substantially lling said transversely-extending slot and forming with its outer face a continuation of the bottom, said supporting members being swingable into elevated position at their free ends and being of sufficient length to engage simultaneously the front and rear wheels of a vehicle for supporting the same, said transversely-extending connecting member projecting at its opposite ends beyond the outer sides of said supporting member; a keeper swingably mounted on the side walls of the supporting structure and swingable into position below the projecting ends of said connecting member for retaining the same in elevated position, the nt of said supporting members in said slots being a snug one, and the sides of said members at the pivoted end engaging the sides of said slot forresisting lateral movement of said supporting members relatively to said slots.

2. In a device of the class described, a swingable channel-shaped supporting member mounted in inverted position, the side plates of said channel member projecting downwardly; and a pair of U-shaped guard plates, each pivotally connected at one of its ends to the inner side of one of said` side plates and adapted for swinging into position to lie beneath said supporting member and into another position for extending upwardly from and in engagement with the outer side thereof.

3. In a device of the class described, a swingable channel-shaped supporting member mounted in inverted position, the side plates of said channel member projecting downwardly; a pair of U-shaped guard plates, each pivotally connected at one of its ends to the inner side 'of one of said side plates and adapted for swinging into position to lie beneath said supporting member and into another position for extending upwardly from and in engagement with the outer side thereof; and means for connecting said plates together when in upstanding position,

- WILLIAM M. '.ECOOSE. 

